Summer

Traditionally, red work embroidery uses just one or two types of stitches for the entire piece, making it a perfect introduction to embroidery for young artisans. But this form of embroidery is eternal, even the experts will enjoy its meditative powers.
Nancy Devine
nancywhiskeynancyo.blogspot.com

Follow Erla Wilson as she explains the history of redwork and highlights its charm in this fun picnic table cloth. Templates provided and loose instructions on how to make the table cloth once the redwork is done.
Designed by Erla Wilson
Country Garden
905.772.3757
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Judith Marquis designed this free style embroidery using stitches like bullion stitch, colonial knots, French knots, fly stitch, stem stitch, to name a few. You can add to it by filling in more of the smocked piece.
Designed by Judith Marquis
www.amberlane.ca

Taking a cue from the old saying, Jo Gatenby puts a twist to it to reflect what could a reality at times… fun to cross stitch and hang on your wall for a daily dose of humour.
Designed by Jo Gatenby
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Worked up with Universal Yarns' Flax Lace this is a delicious summer top to crochet. Intricate lace stitches makes this an elegant top to wear in summer weather. Dress it up, dress it down.
Designed by Ruth I. Forbes
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Inspired by the Canada 150 Tulip this is an extraordinary cowl. It starts by creating 3 triangles using the garter tab cast on, joining these together, then knitting the cabled part of the cowl and then the edge of the cable piece is sewn to the joined triangles.
Designed by Jacqueline Grice
KnitswissYarns
www.KnitswissYarns.com
Ravelry: Knitswiss

This feminine top is perfect for summer weather, knit up with Fibra Natura Cotton True Sport, it will keep you cool and pretty all day long. Fitted knit with lacework on the armscye, neckline and bottom edge, can also be worn with a light skirt for an elegant evening out.
Designed by Denise Powell
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Ravelry: Doctor Knit

A very comfortable summer top to knit and to wear! Wear it over shorts, a short skirt or with a slim belt as a fashion accent. Knit up using Red Heart's Soft Touch yarn, always soft and comfortable.
Designed by Jodi Lewandawww.readheart.com

In Great Britain, and some areas of North America, a horseshoe is considered a symbol of good luck. An ornately decorated, fabric horseshoe is often given to a bride to carry down the aisle at her wedding. It has double the luck, because not only is it knitted in the shape of a horseshoe, the lace pattern in this piece is called the horseshoe pattern. The challenge for this piece was ‘bending’ the lace into a horseshoe shape. I achieved it by doubling number of stitches on a repeat at intervals around the curve.
Designed by Cynthia MacDougall
www.CGKnitters.ca
blog: cgknitters.blogspot.com
ravelry name: macknitnow

In this lap quilt, Lynn Swanson explores the stunning designs on each of the blocks using the Brother Entrepreneur® Pro X PR1050X Embroidery Machine. She sews and quilts the rest of the lap quilt on the NQ900 Brother Sewing Machine. The 4 patch blocks really tie the blocks together!
Designed by Lynn Swanson
Brother Educator
Western Canada
www.brother.ca

What a beautiful and delicate way to commemorate Canada 150!! Templates provided for the maple leaf applique design, and suggestions on how to work the free motion quilting veins on the leaf by machine. This is a queen size quilt, but you can make it smaller if desired...
Designed, pieced & quilted by Clodagh Coker
The Quilt Store
17817 Leslie Street, Unit 40
Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 8C6
www.thequiltstore.ca
905.853.7001

Although the project calls for Burda 6986 vest pattern (not proveded in the instructions), you can use your favourite vest or coat pattern to use the landscape technique to make your fabric. Use your favourite fabric and colours to suit your wardrobe. The instructions include the landscape technique to create the 'fabric' and how to finish the garment.
Designed by Donna Housley & Cathy McClean
www.hakidd.com

Inspired by our beautiful Maples in all seasons, you can adapt this runner into a quilt by making it bigger. Also you can applique as many or as little maple leaves as you wish.
Designed by Doreen G. Teasdale, Brampton Sew N Serge
289 Rutherford Rd. S. Unit #7
Brampton, Ontario L6W 3R9
www.sewnserge.com
905.874.1564

Jo Gatenby expresses her sense of humour in this zany bibs. They're so quick to stitch. Instructions on how to sew the different bibs are included with diagrams - if you wanted to sew your own.
Designed by Jo Gatenby
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Purl stitches are placed just right to give the illusion of little berries on these sockes. A sock pattern you want to knit for the summer, and socks you want to wear in the winter to remind you of summer berries.
Designed by Luigina Baratto

Knitter and yarn dyer Jacqueline Grice gives you the option of making the sweetest baby blanket or knitting the pattern as a shawl. Easy to knit up and interesting enough to never get bored.
Jacqueline Grice
KnitswissYarns
www.KnitswissYarns.com
Ravelry: Knitswiss

How do you store your knitting needles? How about the circular ones? Cynthia MacDougall offers a clever knitted option which is quick to knit up so you can get organized!
Designed by Cynthia MacDougall
www.cgknitters.ca

If you take your stitching projects with you where ever you go, you'll need to make this charming stitching case or portfolio to carry all your precious threads and tools.
Nancy Devine
nancywhiskeynancyo.blogspot.com